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Resistance mechanisms and clinical characteristics of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates: A single-centre study in South Korea.
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance - 1 Mar 2018
Cho Sun Young, Kim Hye Mee, Chung Doo Ryeon, Kim So Hyun, Huh Hee Jae, Kang Cheol-In, Peck Kyong Ran, Lee Nam Yong, Song Jae-Hoon
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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of linezolid-resistant (LR) vancomycin-resistant enterococci and to investigate the mechanisms of linezolid resistance with clinical and microbiological characterisation. METHODS: All vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) isolated from blood and rectal swab cultures during 2012-2015 were tested for linezolid resistance. LR-VREF isolates were...
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